Published 1983 | Version v1
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Why believe in QCD?

Creators

  • 1. Department of Theoretical Physics, Oxford

Description

This chapter presents a priori and a posteriori evidence for quantum chromodynamics (QCD) obtained by comparing specific QCD predictions with data. Divides the a posteriori evidence into short distance and long distance tests of QCD. Discusses renormalization and the running coupling, the renormalization group, conditions for the use of perturbation theory, high energy tests of QCD, electron-positron annihilations, and deep inelastic scattering. Concludes that QCD provides a semi-quantitative description of the data in ee annihilation and inclusive deep inelastic scattering

Additional details

Publishing Information

Publisher
Plenum Press.
Imprint Place
New York, NY (USA)
Imprint Title
Short-distance phenomena in nuclear physics. Vol. 104
Journal Page Range
p. 27-49.

Conference

Title
Pacific summer institute of the Theoretical Physics Division of the Canadian Association of Physicists.
Dates
23 Aug - 23 Sep 1982.
Place
Vancouver (Canada).

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
18081067
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
COUPLING; DATA PROCESSING; DEEP INELASTIC SCATTERING; DISTANCE; ELECTRON-POSITRON INTERACTIONS; EVALUATION; PERTURBATION THEORY; QUANTUM CHROMODYNAMICS; RENORMALIZATION; TESTING; USES
Descriptors DEC
FIELD THEORIES; INELASTIC SCATTERING; INTERACTIONS; LEPTON-BARYON INTERACTIONS; LEPTON-HADRON INTERACTIONS; LEPTON-LEPTON INTERACTIONS; LEPTON-NUCLEON INTERACTIONS; PARTICLE INTERACTIONS; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY; SCATTERING